Adjustable chair



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ADJUSTABLE CHAIR Filed Oct. 14, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet l IN VENTOR [q Ernest dslzlemazz A TTORNEY Jufiy 25, 1933.

E. ASHLEMAN ADJUSTABLE CHAIR Filed Oct. 14, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 R Y Z H mm m V6 7 NM r A am f July 25, 1933. E. ASHLEMAN ADJUSTABLE CHAIR Filed Oct. 14, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I, a 0 34 4 3g 37 INVENTOR Ernest CZ hlemalz MM ATTORNEY Patented July 25, 1933 ERNEST ASHLEMAN, OF WICHITA, KANSAS ADJiJ'STABLE (1mm x Application filed ctoberi14, 1931. Serial 568,666.

My invention relates to an adjustable chair. ,1" The object of my invention is to provide s, a chair that is adjustable with respect to the back and collapsible to a compact position for storage, shipping or the like.

' A still further object of my invention is to provide an adjustable foot rest for-the chair detachably arranged.

A still further object of my invention to provide a'chair that may be adjusted by the occupant while seated therein and also the foot restthereof v A still further object of my invention is to provide a chair that the back and foot rest will adjust sufficient to function 'as'a couch or the like. 1

A still further object of my invention is to provide a chair adaptable for'use in 'hospitals or the like, the said chair to be pro; vided with'rollers. Q

These and other objects wilh'l 'ereiii'be more-fully'explaine'd, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification in which like characters will apply to like parts in the difierent views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the chair positioned for the normal seating posture.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the chair.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section thru the chair.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the chair collapsed for storage or transportation.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the foot rest'with the chair fragmentarily shown.

Fig. 6 is a side View of the foot rest aligned with the 'plane of the chair, the chair fragmentarily shown.

Fig. 7 is a plan'view of the foot rest as shown in Fig. 6 with the chair removed.

My invention herein disclosed is a collapsible chair and foot rest conibinedconsisting in detail of side rails 1 rearwardly extending and slanting downward as rear legs for the chair; attached to the upper edges thereof and connecting the same is a plurality of slats 2 spaced apart functioning'as a seat, the said rails are pivotally' connected to the front legs 3 by arod 4 extending from one'to the other, the said legs are further-braced bya bar 5 positioned .in close proximity to the lower ends thereof, and a secondbar 6 :spaced downward from the front slat of the seat-communicating with the-ends'ofrails' 1 andfbetweenuthe bars the legs of the foot rest will. engage as later ClSClibed.' I Y 4:; 1' To= the upper end. of the: frontu legs are pivotally' -conn'ected an arm element 7'z'as at A,.the rear. endofi the saidarins beingaea'rried by a rod 8. extending across the-back oflthechair and trunnioned thereon thru the medium-of bearings 9"thatware securedto their respective slats 10: of the back; the said slats-being connected by I a. cross barull spaced downward from the upper ends thereof, the lower ends being connected-by a rod 12 that pivotally engages on the side rails lifrom which point-the back'may be rocked to a desired an le rearward :thru the-medium of a pair of standards 13, the upper ends ofwhich engage on the said rod 8' while-the lower ends are rigidly carried by another rod 14, the last said rod pivotally engaged at each end by an arm 15 that is secured to 'a'shaft 16 rotatably' arranged and trunnioned at its outer ends on the side rails 1 near the rear extremities thereof, the saidrodbeing rotated by a crank 17 by which means a reciprocating movement is imparted to the standards 13 carrying with themthe back of the chair to a desired angle rearwardfthe arms 7 are likewise drawn rearward causing the front legs to rock simultaneous with the movement.

To overcome excess friction that would occur by the rocking movement'of the front legs, I have secured to the lower end of each, a roller 18 and to the rearend of rails 1 a pastor 19, the latter being the means to turnthe chair While moving the same from place to place.

In Fig. 3 is shown a rearward slant of the back greater than that shown in Fig. 1 which is accomplished by a rearward rock of lever 17 as shown by dotted lines B in Fig. 1 showing the extreme downward movement of the standard'13, carrying the'back therewith. p

To nearly align the back with the seat as clear the slot of obstruction when the down ward position of the back is desired? In Fig. 3 is shown a disk element having an arm 24 tangentially extending'the're from, the disk is trunnionedv on shafti 16 adjacent the inside of side rails 1, the arms' of the-disks slidably engagedn a notchepositioned ,ineach end of a 'cross rail. 25 that is carried bythe 'said side-rails. To avoidthe upward :movement ofthe'arms, a .pin

26 is firmly afiixedto their respective rails,

by which means 'the said idiscfli's retained against rotation but free to move longitudinally when-shaft 16 iswmOVedu WandEin slot :27, the latter; movement being required whenythe chair is folded as Sh0WI1!iIl Fig.,4:, in which operation-the-ends ofthe rods -12 will be guided rearward: in their 1' respective slots 28, by which means the backwillirock forward resting on the seat i :while i the :leg s 3xand their=respective arms 7 -.will;foldr'simultaneously-therewith, all of which will bezin parallelism and in close proximityv :to the side rails as shown.inFig.=4. L A Radially -extending;from the said disk 23 and integral therewithis a shoulder128' as showninFig. 3, and-on which the outer end extensionsof rod: 14- willrest supporting one angular-position of the back'iwhile another position is supported'by seating the said end portions in depressions 5 29; formed in the peripheral edges of-the disks by which means rotation of the shaft 16 is prevented when pressure rearwardly is imposed on the said backfi I I When the ends of the rod 14 seat as above described, radial movement thereof is required with respect to the disk and'toipermit such movement a slot 30 is arranged in each arm in which the endsof said rod 14 will slidably engage but is restricted against inward movement by reason of engagement 011 the periphery of the disk as driven therearound by the crank 17 which imparts rotation to shaft 16. r

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 is shown a-foot rest for the chair attachable and adjustable in its connection with the chair and also adjustable to accommodate for the :desired position of the occupant. a

The component parts thereof consist of a pair of arms 31 connected at the rear ends by a cleat 32, the said=cleat having a lip D upwardly extendingto snu lv engage between the slats of the chair bottom avoiding longitudinal movement thereof while the arms cantilever on bar 6 as carrying means for the outer ortion of the structure. Rockably arranged and pendantly carried by the arms is a platform 33 on which to rest the feet of the occupant while seated in the chair.

'llhe pendant supportingmeans consists of apair Ofhanizers 34-10 carrgv therear portion of the platform. each having a slot 35 eitending a short distance from the lower ends-thereof and-in 'said slot a in is secured to each side of the platform as carrying *means th'erefor, the other ends or said ia ers are pivoted by pins 36 carried by the said arms 31 the front portion of the platfornrisnendantly carried bya slotted hanger 37 that links the same to the outer ends of-the, said arms by engaging with headed pins38androd 39 v g Positioned on each, of the .hangers 37,15 an extension ,40 having ,on, the upper end of eacha slot lluto engage pins 36 when the footrestds elevated asshown in Fig.6,

The manipulating, means of eachlhanger is;thruc.the :mediiim: of a a knob :42 positlOIldiD close proximity v to the base, of the L sl- Sp ti yi "1 'i i It is understood that the platform is rockable to the position -vshownaby .dotted lines in Fig. 6; the slotted features of vhangers 34 and 37 are to accommodate .forsliding movement of the several pins androd asthe platform rocked or elevated as shown in thezdifi'erent views. V ll-laying fully described my invention what I hope is new and desire to secureby Letters Patentis; 1"-

Infan adjustable chair of the' class de- SCIlbd comprising a pair, of side'rails and front legs pivotallycarrying the front ends of-the rails, the side rails having a seatarranged thereon the side rails carried by the front legs and rearwardly extending, a back pivotallymounted on the side rails, and an arm pivotally connecting the upper end of each front leg to its respective side of the back, a shaft trunnioned and carried by the rear ends of the side rails, anda crank thereon to rotate the same,,arms secured to the shaft and rockable therewith, standards pivotally connecting the free ends of the arms with the backas rocking means therefor when the shaft isrotated.

a chair of the class described. comprising a pair of front legs, and a pair of side rails, the forward ends of. which are pivotally carried by the legs respectively, each side rail having a slot longitudinally extendingin parallelism therewith, and also having a second slot rearwardly positioned fromthe first said slot, the last said slot having an oblique upward turn, abackand a. rod transversely crossing the lower end of the back, the outer ends of the rod engaging in the first said slots respectively. and

an arm pivotally connecting each front leg With the back, a shaft trunnioned in each of the last said slots respectively, and a crank thereon to turn the same, a disc carried by each end of the shaft adjacent the inside of its respective siderail, each disc having an arm and guiding means therefor When the shaft is moved longitudinally in the slots, each disc having a plurality of seats arranged in the periphery thereof, a rod and arms secured to the shaft carrying the saidrod While the outer ends thereof slidably engage on their respective discs, standards connecting the rodto the back as slanting and supporting means therefor, the slots being for the displacement of the elements carried therein When thechair is collapsed to a folded position.

3. In a chair of the class described comprising a pair of front legs and rearwardly inclined side rails functioning as rear legs, the forward ends of which are pivotally carried by the said front legs, a back and seat carried by the side rails, the back pivotally arranged thereon, and an arm pivotally connecting the upper end of each leg to the back, a pair of slotted standards pivotally attached at one end to the back axially aligned with the pivot connection of thearm thereto, a rockably arranged rod carrying the other end of the standards, the rod engaging in the slots therein and means to rock the rod, a removable stop in the slot of each standard holding the rod therein.

ERNEST ASHLEMAN. 

